GPEC Leaders, Industry Leaders

GPEC is led by 70 board directors, all esteemed public and private leaders who guide the organization and work collaboratively to shape the region’s economy. Our economic development council’s current members include:

Executive Committee

CHAIRMAN
James Lundy
President & CEO
Alliance Bank of Arizona		VICE CHAIRMAN
Don Smith
President and CEO 
SCF Arizona
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
William Pepicello, Ph.D.
President
University of Phoenix
SECRETARY
Tammy McLeod
Vice President and
Chief Customer Officer
Arizona Public Service Company		TREASURER
R. Neil Irwin
Partner
Bryan Cave LLP		PRESIDENT and CEO
Barry Broome
Greater Phoenix Economic     
Council
Richard C. Adkerson
President and CEO
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold		Kathleen H. Goeppinger, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Midwestern University
Hyman Sukiennik
Vice President
Cox Communications
Jason Bagley
Government Affairs Manager
Intel
Derrick Hall
President and CEO
Arizona Diamondbacks
Gerrit van Huisstede
Regional President Desert Mountain Region
Wells Fargo
Steve Betts
Former CEO
SunCor Development Company		Sharon Harper
President and CEO
The Plaza Companies		Andy Warren
President
Maracay Homes
Ron Butler
Managing Partner
Ernst & Young LLP		Don Kile
President,
Master Planned Communities
The Ellman Companies		Richard B. West, III
President
Carefree Partners
Don Budinger
Chairman and Founding Director
Rodel Foundation
Paul Luna
President and CEO
Helios Education Foundation
Duane Woods
Senior Vice President
Waste Management
David Cavazos
City Manager
City of Phoenix
David Rousseau
President
Salt River Project
Chris Zaharis
Executive Vice President
Empire Southwest
Brian Campbell
Attorney
Bonn & Wilkins, Chartered		Joseph Stewart
Chairman and CEO
JPMorgan Chase Arizona
John Zidich
Publisher & President
The Arizona Republic
Michael Crow, Ph.D.
President
Arizona State University		  

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